Soothy albatros
Giant petrelSince it's quite a while after Thanksgiving now it is safe for the big
birds to come out! Several soothy albatrosses and some giant petrels are
circling the boat and they are amazing to watch. Both birds have a wingspan
of 70-80 inches! In the pic form the petrel you can see a prion, a pigeon
sized bird, to give some scale. We are now heading west, from the Westerns
Antarctic Peninsula in the direction of the Amundsen Sea. We have been
getting images of the ice concentration around the Amundsen and it looks
like we should not have too many problems getting there.
Since we are so far south now (66 50S, it does not get dark anymore), we'll
pass timezones rather quickly. So tonight we'll go one hour forward, in
steps of 20 min per watch, so the time change is evenly distributed for the
crew.
birds to come out! Several soothy albatrosses and some giant petrels are
circling the boat and they are amazing to watch. Both birds have a wingspan
of 70-80 inches! In the pic form the petrel you can see a prion, a pigeon
sized bird, to give some scale. We are now heading west, from the Westerns
Antarctic Peninsula in the direction of the Amundsen Sea. We have been
getting images of the ice concentration around the Amundsen and it looks
like we should not have too many problems getting there.
Since we are so far south now (66 50S, it does not get dark anymore), we'll
pass timezones rather quickly. So tonight we'll go one hour forward, in
steps of 20 min per watch, so the time change is evenly distributed for the
crew.
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